In bubonic plague, buboes are swellings formed in the lymph nodes and filled with
A) Clostridium tetani.
B) Yersinia pestis.
C) Xenopsylla cheopis.
D) Rickettsia prowazekii.

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Buboes are swellings formed in the lymph nodes as a result of infection with the bacteria Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague. Clostridium tetani causes tetanus, Xenopsylla cheopis is the flea that spreads the plague, and Rickettsia prowazekii causes epidemic typhus.

In Bubonic Plague, Buboes Are Swellings Formed in the Lymph